Buying Local Matters

When it comes to helping local businesses flourish, Duane Weed and Buy Local Michigan are making things happen. Their mission is to share Michigan’s story and to promote our businesses, communities and people. Because we believe in Buy Local Michigan's philosophies on supporting all things local, we jumped at the chance to stop by and share our story with them.

A Disaster Close to Home

A few weeks ago a local construction worker in a backhoe hit a low power line which wrapped around another line above it causing a power outage to several grids in the surrounding area. Thankfully, there were no injuries from this accident but it did cause major backfeeding and some damage throughout most of Randall Street, including IT Resource.

#ILookLikeAnEngineerGR

Mlive recently published an article in response to the #ILookLikeAnEngineer viral hashtag and added their own twist by including “GR” at the end. The #ILookLikeAnEngineerGR inspired female tech workers in Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas to get involved and share photos of themselves. We think it’s great to see so many dedicated women participate and share photos. We sent 4 photos to Mlive that they included in their article.

Building Local Playgrounds with Carter’s Kids

Last month we participated in the 5th annual Carter’s Kids Golf Outing in Traverse City with HGTV personality Carter Oosterhouse. Proceeds from this organzation are directly used to build playgrounds and parks across the country, including many in Michigan cities like Grand Haven, Petoskey, Frankfort and Holland.

A Day in the Life of A Techie

Beyond obtaining a nice variety of IT certifications, we also pride ourselves on being pretty good at hosting social events, golfing, and grilling a mean burger. See for yourself by clicking on our latest shenanigans below.